Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Pru Forecasters See Green Shoots
By Rory BanimThe slowdown in commercial real estate development during the recession should give commercial property landlords room to raise rents.
June 23, 2011
House Panel Amends Bills on Private Equity Fund Advisors, Regs A, BChanges to Regs A and B could ‘seriously jeopardize’ investor protections, NASAA’s David Massey says.
June 21, 2011
Fidelity: Advisors More Confident than InvestorsFinancial professionals are expressing more confidence than millionaire investors are expressing about the economy, the stock market and the real estate market.
June 20, 2011
How to Position Clients in CommoditiesIn today's choppy environment, advisors suggest using mutual funds, ETFs and managed futures for some clients
June 19, 2011
REITs for an Uncertain EnvironmentThe financial markets are focusing on the implications of a possible Greek default and the prospect of slower economic growth. Given that less-than-positive…
June 19, 2011
PIMCO's El Erian: EU Fumbling Greek Debt CrisisMohammed El-Erian, head of PIMCO, the largest bond fund in the world, said in a Sunday interview that the European Union (EU) must change its approach to the Greek debt crisis or risk spending billions for nothing.
June 17, 2011
Deal on Greek Debt Bailout, as Germany Relents to French DemandsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy came to agreement on a second bailout for debt-troubled Greece with Germany backing down on its stance that private investors must be compelled to share losses.
June 16, 2011
Is the Commodities Bull Run Over?Last month’s attention-grabbing IPO for Glencore valued the commodities giant at $59 billion. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.